Our nursery is located on the edge of the Maylands industrial business park in Hemel Hempstead.

We do not have a set catchment area. Our parents either come from or work in or around Hemel Hempstead and Redbourn.

Key to our success at Armadillo Nurseries is ensuring that we are able to provide individual attention and care for each child. That naturally limits the number of places we have but is does mean we are able to provide high quality teaching and learning for everyone we look after. We are the perfect fit for parents wanting a nursery with a smaller home from home feel.

All our staff are either qualified as nursery practitioners or are working towards their qualification. To deliver the quality nursery experience that we do requires a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and how to implement it in a creative and exciting way for children. All our staff are also trained in the appropriate aspect of safeguarding and health and safety.

Yes. Ofsted is the regulatory body for teaching and learning in schools and early years education. That means we can be inspected at any time, without notice, and a report produced on how we are performing. Ofsted have visited and approved our setting for registration.

One of the biggest worries that parents have is how they are going to afford childcare and sending their child to a nursery in the first place. The good news is that there are plenty of options out there. The Government produces a useful list of all the financial help available to parents, including qualification for free childcare and how to use childcare vouchers. You can find out more here. Alternatively, you can sit down with our nursery team and explore the options open to you.

The first thing you’ll want to do is pay a visit, meet our staff and see us in action. Book an appointment today online and we’ll be happy to arrange to show you around. We look forward to hearing from you.

Childcare vouchers can be offered to you by your employer in addition to your salary but are more commonly offered as a “salary sacrifice”. This means that you sacrifice a specific amount of your salary and receive that equivalent amount in childcare vouchers. This means you will only pay tax and NIC on the reduced level of your salary. For more information on childcare vouchers visit the Day Care Trust. The key is they enable you to pay for childcare out of your pre-tax and National Insurance income. While this doesn’t sound like much, the benefit is huge over time.

Tax Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare can be used to pay or claim back some of your chlidcare costs. You can only use one of the schemes, not both. However, either scheme can be used alongside 15hr and 30hr childcare. We are registered with both schemes. If you need help understanding these schemes or have any questions, please contact us.